Clothes-wringer



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GLOTHBS WRINGER. No. 564,653. Patented Ju1y28, 1896.

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CHARLES P. SEARLES AND ROBERT SHIRLEY, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

CLOTH ES-WRINGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters ratent No. 564,653, dated July 2s,Iseo.

Application nea 'october 5, 1895.

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that we, CHARLES P. SEAELEs and ROBERT SHIRLEY, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin andState of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inClothes- Wringers; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

The object of our invention is to provide a strong, durable,andeffective clothes-wrin ger, and one in which the necessaryA pressure be-.tween the rolls is automatically obtained.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination ofparts hereinafter fully described.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 illustrates a view in side elevationof a wringer embodying our invention, and Fig. 2 is a horizontalsectional view taken on the line a; a: of Fig. 1.

1 1 designate the side guards of the frame, through which the journalsof the usual elastic wringer-rolls project. The openings for the upperroll are elongated, so as to allow for the passage between the rolls ofextraordinary thickness of the article wrung. The guards are connectedby arc-shaped bars 2 and 3, which together with the side guardsconstitute the frame for the rollers. The ends of the bars are securedin ears 4 by pins.

5 designates the apron, to the opposite ends of which are rigidlysecured legs 6 6 and large strong hook-shaped or bow springs 7 7. Thelegs 6 6 have shoulders S S, which rest on the edge of the tub, and aprojection 9 at the opposite side, by means of which it is fastened tothe apron. The curved springs 7 are preferably secured to a groove orsocket in the under side of the apron by the same bolt that fastens thelegs 6 to the apron. The free ends of the springs 7 are bent to formrecesses 10, into which the projecting ends of the shaft of the upperroller rest when the wringer is clamped on a tub for use, and in thisposition the springs provide the necessary pressure between therollers.- The inner sides of the recesses 10 are formed so that thejournals of the rollers may be turned out of the same, as will bepresently described. In order to re- Serial No. 564,783. (No model.)

tain the shaft of the upper roller at all times within the confines ofthe springs 7, their ends are bent down to form stops, as shown at 11.

Pivoted upon projecting ends of the shaft of the lower roller are clampscomposed of the arms 12 and 13, formed integral, the arm 18 extending atan acute angle from the arm 12 Co and secured pivotally on studs 14,projecting from the opposite ends of the apron. 'Ihese clamps are placedon their studs inside of the legs 6 and are held thereon by the legswhen the latter are fastened in position.

The manipulation of our wringer is very simple. When off the tub, therolls lie in a plane parallel to the apron, that is, the shaft of theupper roll is turned down out of the recesses 10. In this position thewrin ger may 7o be readily placed onto the tub until the shoulders 8rest on its upper edge, Then this has been done, the upper roller isturned up, by means of the arc-shaped bars or bails 2 and 3, until theprojecting ends of the shaft catch in the recesses of the ends of thesprings 7 and as these are of great strength they force the rollerstogether and downward and consequently the clamps toward the legs G,thus binding the wringer to the tub.

When the wringer is taken off the tub, it is carried and hung up by thebail 3 and the upper roller drops in its elongated bearing away from thelower roller, thus preventing the rotting of the rubber from water heldbetween contacting rollers.

The shaft of the lower roller is furnished with a handled crank forturning it, and, if desired, the two rollers may be geared together, asindicated. To prevent the contact 9o of clothes or other articles withthe gears, the guards 1 are made with projecting flanges 15, whichextend outwardly somewhat over and around the gears.

From the construction described it will be seen that every part of ourwringer, except the rollers, may well and economically be made of metal;that the parts are few in number; that they may be readily assembled,and that a child can place it in position and op- 10o erate it. v

Vhat we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a clothes-wringer, an apron having legs rigidly secured thereto toengage the tub, a clamp at each end of the apron composed of an arm 13pivoted to the apron and an arm 12 rigidly connected with arm 13, arollerframe, a pair of rollers therein one of which is movable towardand from the other, the said frame being pivoted to the clamps to permitthe frame to move toward the apron, and springs to bear upon the upperroller, subro stantially as described.

2. In a olothes-Wringer, a roller-frame, a pair of rollers therein oneof which is movable toward and from the other, an apron 5, legs 6 andbow-springs 7 secured thereto, said bow-springs bearing upon the upperroller, 15 clamps swinging upon the shaft of the lower roller eaohhaving an arm 1 3 pivotally connected with the apron and held in placeby a leg, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof We affix our sgnazo tures in presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLES P. SEARLES. ROBERT SHIRLEY. 1Witnesses:

GEO. M. FINCHEL, L. P. MCCULLOUGH.

